nodejs-server-starter

This is the starter I use to build the servers I need for my side projects. Read more about how it works at http://tiny.cc/nodejs-server-starter.

Features:

A Koa.js server (Node JS)
A MongoDB Database, access with mongo-express
A GraphQL API
Mocha/Chai integration tests
GraphQL Code Generator
Typescript
Everything is containerized (docker-compose)
Uses ESLint, Nodemon and git hooks for efficient development workflows.

TL;DR - How to build my back-end on top of this starter?

Clone the repo.
Run npm install.
Duplicate sample.env, rename it .env and edit it with your secret variables.
Start the database and mongo-express containers by running docker-compose up -d database mongo-express.
Start the server by running npm run start.
Start coding! Head to http://localhost:8081/ to use mongo-express to browse the database, and to localhost:<SERVER_PORT>/graphiql to play with graphQL. Extend the server with the features you need for your application.

Issues & Contributing

Contributions to fix/improve this starter are welcome. Note that the goal is to keep it generic so that it can be used for any kind of server.

Open a Pull Request.